Peanut Butter Bars

Recipe

by Sara Bosscher

Melt-in-your-mouth goodness. (well unless you’re allergic to peanut butter...). A recipe great for parties, these bars taste like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and always go fast.

• 2 sticks melted butter/margarine
• 1 lb powdered sugar (3½ cups)
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 pkg. crushed graham crackers (usually two come in a box)
• 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Thoroughly mix together all ingredients except chocolate. Spread in a 9x13 pan. You’ll most likely have to use your hands. Melt chocolate chips in microwave and spread on top with a knife or spoon. Refrigerate until fully hardened. Let sit out a 15 minutes or longer to make cutting easier.

How to melt chocolate:

• Make sure you use a dry bowl, any water can mess up the final consistency. Set the microwave on 50 percent power. This is important because the chocolate can burn when cooked on full strength. Microwave chocolate chips 40 seconds at a time stirring well after each time and scraping the sides of the bowl. Only do this until it is just melted.
• After those warnings about too much heat and keeping water out of the chocolate you see it is very important (otherwise the chocolate will be dull, grainy, and a solid mass). However, if either does happen and you are suddenly out of chocolate ships, beat in a tablespoon of water, oil, or melted shortening and heat some more over a very low heat, stirring often.

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